Platteville is home to 11,499 people in Wisconsin. The median age is 23.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 39% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 71% were in the same home a year ago. Households here earn about 44% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. 23.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Platteville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants53.6% → 39.5%(−14.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share96.8% → 88.3%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$57,388 → $43,083(−25%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.7%(161)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.2%(27)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(131)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 377 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Platteville, decade by decade
Platteville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,708
$57,388
$122,644
31.7%
7.9
2000
9,989
$65,110
$160,852
34.5%
10.6
2010
11,224
$55,087
$196,221
38.6%
15.3
2020
11,836
$51,664
$188,593
41.8%
24.3
2024
11,499
$43,083
$200,100
43.7%
27.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
